5 lessons

got this from nadz......=) i think its gd



Five lessons to make you think about the way we treat
people.
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1. First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.
During my second month of college, our professor gave us
a pop quiz. I was
a conscientious student and had breezed through the
> > questions, until I read
> > the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who
> > cleans the school?"
> >
> > Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the
> > cleaning woman several
> > times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how
> > would I know her
> > name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question
> > blank. Just before
> > class ended, one student asked if the last question would
> > count toward our
> > quiz grade.
> >
> > "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you
> > will meet many
> > people. All are significant. They deserve your attention
> > and care, even if
> > all you do is smile and say "hello". I've never forgotten
> > that lesson. I
> > also learned her name was Dorothy.
> >
> > --------------------------
> >
> > 2. Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain
> > One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman
> > was standing on
> > the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing
> > rainstorm. Her
> > car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
> > Soaking wet, she
> > decided to flag down the next car. A young white man
> > stopped to help her;
> > generally unheard of in those conflicts filled 1960s. The
> > man took her to
> > safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a
> > taxicab.
> >
> > She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his
> > address and thanked
> > him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's
> > door. To his
> > surprise, a giant console colour TV was delivered to his
> > home. A special
> > note was attached.
> >
> > It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the
> > highway the other
> > night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my
> > spirits. Then you
> > came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my
> > dying husband's
> > bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for
> > helping me and
> > unselfishly serving others," Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King
> > Cole.
> >
> > --------------------------
> >
> > 3. Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who
> > serve.
> > In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10
> > year old boy
> > entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A
> > waitress put a glass of
> > water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?"
> > he asked. "Fifty
> > cents," replied the waitress.
> >
> > The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and
> > studied the coins in
> > it. Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he
> > inquired. By now more
> > people were waiting for a table and the waitress was
> > growing impatient.
> > "Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.
> >
> > The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the
> > plain ice cream," he
> > said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on
> > the table and
> > walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the
> > cashier and left.
> > When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she
> > wiped down the table.
> >
> > There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two
> > nickels and five
> > pennies. You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he
> > had to have
> > enough left to leave her a tip.
> >
> > -------------------------
> >
> > 4. Fourth Important Lesson - The Obstacles in Our Path.
> > In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a
> > roadway. Then he hid
> > himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the
> > huge rock.
> >
> > Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers
> > came by and simply
> > walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not
> > keeping the roads
> > clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out
> > of the way.
> >
> > Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables.
> > Upon approaching
> > the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried
> > to move the stone
> > to the side of the road. After much pushing and
> > straining, he finally
> > succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of
> > vegetables, he noticed a
> > purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The
> > purse contained
> > many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that
> > the gold was for
> > the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.
> >
> > The peasant learned what many of us never understand!
> > Every obstacle
> > presents an opportunity to improve our condition.
> >
> > --------------------------
> >
> > 5. Fifth Important Lesson - Giving when it Counts.
> > Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a
> > hospital, I got to know a
> > little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare &
> > serious disease. Her
> > only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood
> > transfusion from her
> > 5-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the
> > same disease and had
> > developed the anti-bodies needed to combat the illness.
> >
> > The doctor explained the situation to her little brother,
> > and asked the
> > little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to
> > his sister. I saw
> > him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep
> > breath and saying, "Yes
> > I'll do it if it will save her."
> >
> > As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his
> > sister and smiled,
> > as we all did, seeing the colour returning to her cheeks.
> > Then his face
> > grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor
> > and asked with a
> > trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?" Being
> > young, the little
> > boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going
> > to have to give
> > his sister all of his blood in order to save her.